Joyce Aigen, and her daughter Judy Hathcock, embrace during a pinning ceremony, April 11, 2019, in Valdosta, Ga. George Aigen was bestowed the highest honor in France: induction into the French Legion of Honor as a knight, or chevalier for his actions during World War II. In April 1945, as a 19-year-old Army corporal, Aigen fought alongside other soldiers in 1269th Combat Engineers Company B and was part of the group who liberated Dachau, the first concentration camp built by the Nazis in 1933. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
Date Taken: | 04.11.2019 |
Date Posted: | 04.13.2019 10:45 |
Photo ID: | 5263702 |
VIRIN: | 190411-F-LM051-1165 |
Resolution: | 3000x2000 |
Size: | 1.71 MB |
Location: | VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, US |
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